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jummy olabanji got a preview. >> what is this? >> is that the spot and zebra shark? >> this 6-year-old knows his sharks. >> the shark has big teeth and a rise, so they can see pretty good. >> to get more people educated, aquarium is sharkng up its annual with news special exhibits, feedings, and discussions. >> being able to see them. >> the curator says it is one way they work to dispel some of the negative stereotypes. one of the common misconceptions is they are bite. to attack people or that's not the case. of the aquarium has four types of sharks. close.ot to see one up >> your welcome to touch it to what it feels like, if you're willing to do that. rub back and forth. what does it feel like? >> like sandpaper. be able to pat them during the weekend, but tuan still comee will out. >> it's pretty cool. >> saturday july 28 and sunday in the from 10:00 until 4:00 in the afternoon at the national located at 14th street and constitution. we have posted all information you need to know on our website, wjla.com. jummy olabanji at the national aquarium, abc 7 news. >> s
jummy olabanji got a preview. >> what is this? >> is that the spot and zebra shark? >> this 6-year-old knows his sharks. >> the shark has big teeth and a rise, so they can see pretty good. >> to get more people educated, aquarium is sharkng up its annual with news special exhibits, feedings, and discussions. >> being able to see them. >> the curator says it is one way they work to dispel some of the negative stereotypes. one of the common misconceptions...
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jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thank you. tens of thousands of people braved the heat in order to celebrate america's birthday on the national mall. people made their way to the mall during the afternoon. many waited for several hours in the blistering heat. they wanted to see this. a star-studded concert and fantastic fireworks. >> it is a little bit warmer. [laughter] we're still having a great time. >> especially right here, they come down like shooting stars. they fall down on you. it is gorgeous. >> beautiful display out there. some people had been there several times. for many others, it was the first trip. the storms held off till after the fireworks were done. 74 degrees in gaithersburg. still ahead hitting the map with a special mission. why one marine is determined to do 1 million pushu >> we provide education and training, health and wellness, and advocacy. ywcnca.org. >> good morning washington. >> good morning la ladies. maureen is pushing himself for a good cause. >> 1, 2, 3. >> that is a sergeant raising money
jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thank you. tens of thousands of people braved the heat in order to celebrate america's birthday on the national mall. people made their way to the mall during the afternoon. many waited for several hours in the blistering heat. they wanted to see this. a star-studded concert and fantastic fireworks. >> it is a little bit warmer. [laughter] we're still having a great time. >> especially right here, they come down like shooting stars. they fall...
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we will have more on this with jummy olabanji in a couple minutes. amazon oppose the abortion ban set to take effect on other day after a federal judge ruled the new law is constitutional. -- arizona's abortion ban set to take effect. abortion-rights groups will appeal. more power problems in india as officials say the no. eastern and now northeastern power grids have all failed. that is leaving 600 million people without electricity, more than the entire population of north america. if it's the second power collapse in two days in india. if there's a total blackout in delhi which has halted metro service. they are trying to evacuate train passengers. 400 million people lost power on monday when the northern power grid failed. close to home, and earthquake shook louisa virginia, this morning, 2.4 magnitude happening before 1:00 a.m. louisa county was the epicenter of last year's 5.8 quake that hit about a year ago, damaging 1000 homes and permanently closing two schools. in the district, a busy night for police. one man dead, several more sites, incl
we will have more on this with jummy olabanji in a couple minutes. amazon oppose the abortion ban set to take effect on other day after a federal judge ruled the new law is constitutional. -- arizona's abortion ban set to take effect. abortion-rights groups will appeal. more power problems in india as officials say the no. eastern and now northeastern power grids have all failed. that is leaving 600 million people without electricity, more than the entire population of north america. if it's...
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i am jummy olabanji in falls church. we will affect some of >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> is 5:30. good morning, washington. it's monday, july 2. i am steve chenevey. glad to be with you. we will start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey has the forecast. >> and areas of rain lingering mainly in lower southern maryland. if they are exited in southern maryland at this time. looking at the radar, you will see the edge of calvert county along the bay getting clipped by the of thundershowers. moving onto the eastern shore from the bay. skies are starting to clear out otherwise. 75 degrees at dulles airport. cumberland, 68. 70 in hagerstown. 90 in reagan80 at reagan national. not as human today, 95 degrees. a slight dip in the humidity from last night. the cold front in the viewing area, we cannot rule out a thunderstorm this afternoon and evening especially in the metro area. near 70 degrees tonight, partly cloudy. cooler tomorrow, low 90's. now to lisa baden for t
i am jummy olabanji in falls church. we will affect some of >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> is 5:30. good morning, washington. it's monday, july 2. i am steve chenevey. glad to be with you. we will start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey has the forecast. >> and areas of rain lingering mainly in lower southern maryland. if they are exited in southern maryland at this time. looking at the radar, you will see...
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jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> we will be watching out for that. new developments in the campaign scandal surrounding vincent gray. mayor gray campaign kept unauthorized data base of public housing residents for the get- out-the-vote effort, apparently. john gonzalez is outside the wilson building with the latest. >> good morning. it appears more trouble is brewing for mayor vincent gray. according to the washington post, some of his campaign workers in 2010 kept this database with names addresses and from members of about 6000 public housing residents, its duration used for his. get-out- the-vote his the problem is, this private information should never have gone public. now we know three campaign workers have been charged with felonies for running a shadow campaign that collected about $350,000 in illegal funds for the candidate. it's not clear how the list was obtained. the housing authority said it did not release the list. the mayor says that he was not aware of such a list. he says even if it would've been released, he does not believe it wou
jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> we will be watching out for that. new developments in the campaign scandal surrounding vincent gray. mayor gray campaign kept unauthorized data base of public housing residents for the get- out-the-vote effort, apparently. john gonzalez is outside the wilson building with the latest. >> good morning. it appears more trouble is brewing for mayor vincent gray. according to the washington post, some of his campaign workers in 2010 kept this database with...
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electricity >> jummy olabanji has more from outraged. customers >> on sunday if they told me no one had called in a power. outage >> david has not had power. since friday there was a crew in his neighborhood and most of his neighbors have lights, but not him. >> it's frustrating. maybe three houses. without power >> i would like to have air-conditioning. >> much the same story for this falls church resident who also feels trapped on a power i. island tuesday night the power was restored to most of herblock. she says dominion virginia power told her the damage between her home and the power pole is a responsibility to fix. she will be without power until that is done. >> this is not right. they leave you and tell you a. it's your problem >> in laurel. >> mr. washington has the same problem, but he is trying to keep the. good attitude cracks in. it could be worse >> jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> we are hearing of price gouging in after a. path of the storm maryland's attorney general's office has received about 10 formal complaints about
electricity >> jummy olabanji has more from outraged. customers >> on sunday if they told me no one had called in a power. outage >> david has not had power. since friday there was a crew in his neighborhood and most of his neighbors have lights, but not him. >> it's frustrating. maybe three houses. without power >> i would like to have air-conditioning. >> much the same story for this falls church resident who also feels trapped on a power i. island tuesday...
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jummy olabanji of the details. >> the young woman is petra anderson has plans to start graduate school at the university of maryland this fall but right now she is recovering in hospital after being shot four times. >> it has been crazy. i have been in shock. >> bri and says she petra anderson attended the university of the pacific together for three years. the two were in a small music program together. >> she is a composer that was a list of the. >> anderson is one of the 58 victims who police say survived the shooting rampage at a colorado movie theater last week. 12 others were killed. friends say anderson was shot four times including ones in the face but is improving after several surgeries. >> the campus community knew her well. she was a scholarship recipients. we're truly saddened by what has happened to her. >> good morning everybody. >> yesterday the alleged shooter james holmes had his first court appearance where a judge said he will be held without bond. prosecutors say they are considering going for the death penalty but will first talk to the victims and families. frien
jummy olabanji of the details. >> the young woman is petra anderson has plans to start graduate school at the university of maryland this fall but right now she is recovering in hospital after being shot four times. >> it has been crazy. i have been in shock. >> bri and says she petra anderson attended the university of the pacific together for three years. the two were in a small music program together. >> she is a composer that was a list of the. >> anderson is...
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abc 7 news, jummy olabanji reporting. if you panic yesterday when you cannot get on twitter, we happened.what >> apparently, the facebook founder is sounding off about a phone in the works. here is paula faris. >> another outage for twitter. the service is now running after around the world were not receive tweets for a short time. was caused by it olympic overload, but the expected to cause a spike. mark zuckerberg said it would sense for serious -- for facebook to make its own phone right now. ultrafastl have an service.ic and it's offering television fee.ce at an additional on can scribble search terms .oogle's homepage now >> alexander semin. scores! >> alexander semin is gone. signed a $7,000,000.10-year deal carolin deal.million, one-year >> another win last night for the nationals. brant. tim as they rode into milwaukee, early.ploded laroche in the deep rightng, to field. 0, nationals. this to right field. that is trouble. everybody runs. very it thee home ationals go on to win, 8-2, 6th in a row. of training camp
abc 7 news, jummy olabanji reporting. if you panic yesterday when you cannot get on twitter, we happened.what >> apparently, the facebook founder is sounding off about a phone in the works. here is paula faris. >> another outage for twitter. the service is now running after around the world were not receive tweets for a short time. was caused by it olympic overload, but the expected to cause a spike. mark zuckerberg said it would sense for serious -- for facebook to make its own...
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jummy olabanji reporting. the heat did not stop people from coming down to the national mall last night to celebrate america's 236 birthday. tens of thousands of people from the d.c. area and all across the country started dreaming of a mall early yesterday. they waited several hours in blistering heat to watch the star-studded concert and the beautiful fireworks display. >> it is all wwarm, but we are having a great time. >> they come down like shooting stars right here by the mall. it's gorgeous. >> some of those who came to d.c. and have been here before storms held off until after the fireworks were over, luckily for them. 77 degrees outside. much more to come. we have new details in the 2009 crash of air france flight 447. learn excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing,uc the square sunnyd bottle. >> welcome back. time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. starting with adam caskey. >> we are attracting hot conditions outside. another day near 100. still very unfo
jummy olabanji reporting. the heat did not stop people from coming down to the national mall last night to celebrate america's 236 birthday. tens of thousands of people from the d.c. area and all across the country started dreaming of a mall early yesterday. they waited several hours in blistering heat to watch the star-studded concert and the beautiful fireworks display. >> it is all wwarm, but we are having a great time. >> they come down like shooting stars right here by the...
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jummy olabanji is live in northwest washington and is joining us with more. people still struggling without power. >> good morning. that's right. frustrated is what a lot of people are telling us. this is one of the reasons. the been building behind me, a church with a school on it has power. but down the block where the majority of the homes are they don't have power. this has been the case since friday night when the storm occurred in northwest washington. a lot of trees came down on to power lines, knocking out power to thousands of residents across the sea and in maryland. they have been without power since then. they have been complaining about the hot weather, if not being able to get their air- conditioning and food has been spoiling in the refrigerators. a lot of people telling us this is the most frustrating time they have had in several months. >> we are living with the devil. >> the service each year is getting a little worse. >> many of those people especially in d.c. do have pepco as their service provider. pepco has said several days that they a
jummy olabanji is live in northwest washington and is joining us with more. people still struggling without power. >> good morning. that's right. frustrated is what a lot of people are telling us. this is one of the reasons. the been building behind me, a church with a school on it has power. but down the block where the majority of the homes are they don't have power. this has been the case since friday night when the storm occurred in northwest washington. a lot of trees came down on to...
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jummy olabanji has the story. >> i need to pay it forward. >> a red x marks the spot on her arm where she gave some of us the gift of life. it was almost 26 years ago when she needed emergency surgery. a stranger donated to the red cross -- she is alive today because a stranger donated to the red cross. >> i would not be around to raise my daughter and see my grand kids. >> but this summer has brought new challenges, both nationally and locally. in june, the organization saw a 10% decrease in the nation, roughly 50,000 pints of blood. on top of that, our local chapter loss critical donations it already had one the power went out during last week's storm. >> it puts our community in a difficult situation. patients do not get vacations. every donation helps save a life. >> that is when monica decide to do make for the first time in five years. >> if you have not donated blood and you that are able to, you absolutely should. >> she recently had a family member pass away and in lieu of flowers that ask for everyone to make a donation to the red cross. >> it was our duty as public citizen
jummy olabanji has the story. >> i need to pay it forward. >> a red x marks the spot on her arm where she gave some of us the gift of life. it was almost 26 years ago when she needed emergency surgery. a stranger donated to the red cross -- she is alive today because a stranger donated to the red cross. >> i would not be around to raise my daughter and see my grand kids. >> but this summer has brought new challenges, both nationally and locally. in june, the organization...
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jummy olabanji reporting. >> as power continues to be restored to d.c. residents others are left wondering if they will be next. there are many neighborhoods left devastated and in the dark in southeast washington there are telephone poles down and a massive tree on the intersection in ward 8. residents in ward 8 say they have been forgotten. >> they need to start acting like we exist. >> it's like they don't speak my language. it is criminal in that they don't have backup generators. there should be more resources in ward 8. >> the mayor's office says it is waiting on pepco before removing any more trees. >> let's get some more details from d.c.'s deputy mayor for public safety and justice. thanks for joining us, sir. we heard from some residents in ward 8. do some wards get better treatment than others? >> i don't think so. our number-one priority is to remove those power line so we can get our crews in to remove the trees and to get power restored. number one, we depend on pepco. once they removed the power line -- because we did have an electrocution
jummy olabanji reporting. >> as power continues to be restored to d.c. residents others are left wondering if they will be next. there are many neighborhoods left devastated and in the dark in southeast washington there are telephone poles down and a massive tree on the intersection in ward 8. residents in ward 8 say they have been forgotten. >> they need to start acting like we exist. >> it's like they don't speak my language. it is criminal in that they don't have backup...
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jummy olabanji has the story from annapolis. >> this special meeting between the governor of maryland, the mayor of baltimore, and the county executive of montgomery and prince george's counties lasted about 45 minutes this morning, and they emerged to say they feel gambling expansion in maryland is still on the table. >> this is millions of dollars for the state of maryland and millions for prince george's county and baltimore. that's why you see the three of us together and standing with the governor is saying this needs to happen. >> elected officials from some of the biggest localities across the states a legislators have about 10 days to make a move. the deadline for a special session regarding an expansion of gambling is august 20. if the house and senate don't do anything before then, the entire issue could be tabled until the regular session starts in january. both prince george's county executive rushern baker and governor martin o'malley say they feel progress is being made. they say they have accepted the house alternative plan for the expansion, that would create a commiss
jummy olabanji has the story from annapolis. >> this special meeting between the governor of maryland, the mayor of baltimore, and the county executive of montgomery and prince george's counties lasted about 45 minutes this morning, and they emerged to say they feel gambling expansion in maryland is still on the table. >> this is millions of dollars for the state of maryland and millions for prince george's county and baltimore. that's why you see the three of us together and...
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jummy olabanji has the details on this >> . good morning. the young woman's name is i am pamela brown, in for cynne simpson. -- is petra anderson. she had plans to attend graduate school at the university maryland this fall. now she is recovering after being shot four time. >> i have been in shock for the past two days. >> this young woman and anderson attended the university of the pacific before she transferred to georgetown. there are in a small music program together. she says anderson had plans to starter master's in music at the university maryland assault. >> she is a composer. that's what she loved to do. >> anderson is one of the victims who survived the shooting rampage at a colorado movie theater last week. 58 of them. 12 others were killed but. she was shot of "new york times, including in the face. but she is improving after several surgeries. >> she is a scholarship student and we are saddened by what has happened to her. >> a judge told james holmes he would be held with no on. prosecutors are considering going for the death p
jummy olabanji has the details on this >> . good morning. the young woman's name is i am pamela brown, in for cynne simpson. -- is petra anderson. she had plans to attend graduate school at the university maryland this fall. now she is recovering after being shot four time. >> i have been in shock for the past two days. >> this young woman and anderson attended the university of the pacific before she transferred to georgetown. there are in a small music program together. she...
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jummy olabanji is live in bethesda to explain. >> good morning. when we get really high temperatures outside like 100 degrees, is even hotter on the tracks. when they get more than 135 degrees or higher, metro issues as low order. that means the outdoor trains will slowdown to 35 miles an hour. that's because there could be kinking on the tracks, which would cause bigger problems and might cause some sort of systemwide closure. that's why yesterday afternoon we saw the high temperatures and metro implemented the slowdown. the trains were moving about 35 miles an hour. when that happens, that means people wait longer for trains. that is a systemwide problem. that was the issue during yesterday's evening commutes. you are able to bring water on board those trains when it does gets this hot because you may be waiting a little longer for trains and some of the trains don't ever conditioning. -- don't have air conditioning. in bethesda, the trains are running at their normal speed we are told, this morning. as the sun rises and the temperatures begin t
jummy olabanji is live in bethesda to explain. >> good morning. when we get really high temperatures outside like 100 degrees, is even hotter on the tracks. when they get more than 135 degrees or higher, metro issues as low order. that means the outdoor trains will slowdown to 35 miles an hour. that's because there could be kinking on the tracks, which would cause bigger problems and might cause some sort of systemwide closure. that's why yesterday afternoon we saw the high temperatures...
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jummy olabanji explains from .ethesda >> good morning. as we all know, when did the metal is node, exception. says it could implement slowdown today, because any sort ofant thinking -- kinking on the cause.that would cause. metro implements the slowdown means the trains cannot than 35 miles an hour. means every other station whether aboveground or also slow down. this happened yesterday during the evening commute. they had to implement the slowdown. themselves found on platforms longer to get on trains. ae good news is you can bring yourselftle to keep cool. allave been in bethesda since 5:00 when the station opened. metro is reporting all the moving at their normal schedule. if anything changes, tune in to wjla.com.e, if there are delays, we will let you know on air and online. reporting live in bethesda, abc 7 news. to getkout our web page the latest information. find out the morning commute is shaping up. >> lisa baden. >> it's ok on 95 between richmond and baltimore. if normal travel times on 66 and 270 has typical slowdowns between 8
jummy olabanji explains from .ethesda >> good morning. as we all know, when did the metal is node, exception. says it could implement slowdown today, because any sort ofant thinking -- kinking on the cause.that would cause. metro implements the slowdown means the trains cannot than 35 miles an hour. means every other station whether aboveground or also slow down. this happened yesterday during the evening commute. they had to implement the slowdown. themselves found on platforms longer to...
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jummy olabanji reporting. >> almost triple digits expected. his full interviews on our website, wjla.com. >> vote 2012, on the campaign trail today mitt romney and his wife pixar in london. the gop presidential candidate is meeting with the british prime minister david cameron and former prime minister tony blair. the couple will appear at tomorrow's opening ceremonies for the olympics. first lady michelle obama is in london for the olympics. president obama will spend the day at the white house. >> it's 71 degrees outside of this thursday morning >> . still ahead, the search for the man accused of kidnapping the mother of baseball great cal ripken jr.. >> time to a check on traffic and weather. >> adam caskey. >> starting near 70 degrees. we have thunderstorms for pushing into western maryland, the potomac highlands. will see that momentarily. the heaviest rain is north of the mason-dixon line in pennsylvania. if we will get clipped in western maryland and west virginia within the next 45 minutes or so. locally, we don't have any rainfall. 75
jummy olabanji reporting. >> almost triple digits expected. his full interviews on our website, wjla.com. >> vote 2012, on the campaign trail today mitt romney and his wife pixar in london. the gop presidential candidate is meeting with the british prime minister david cameron and former prime minister tony blair. the couple will appear at tomorrow's opening ceremonies for the olympics. first lady michelle obama is in london for the olympics. president obama will spend the day at...
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jummy olabanji is joining us with the latest details. >> good morning. eleanor holmes norton says that this bill is a direct attack on d.c. and a direct attack on role versus wade. the congresswoman says the reason the bill has been written to apply to women in the district is because those who support the bill do not want to draw national attention and she says they want to get support from a republican majority in the house. she says house leadership has chosen a for procedure votes that would minimize public scrutiny. it would be in brought under suspension of the rules would limit debate to only 20 minutes per side and prevent any sort of amendment. says the bill would not just affect d.c. women but women across the country. she says the bill is the key element of a state-by-state campaign to undermine a woman's right to choose and to overturn the law of the land. the bill is sponsored by representative trent franks, an arizona republican. the bill will be on the floor today for an entire vote. >> amazon oppose the abortion ban is poised to take effe
jummy olabanji is joining us with the latest details. >> good morning. eleanor holmes norton says that this bill is a direct attack on d.c. and a direct attack on role versus wade. the congresswoman says the reason the bill has been written to apply to women in the district is because those who support the bill do not want to draw national attention and she says they want to get support from a republican majority in the house. she says house leadership has chosen a for procedure votes...
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jummy olabanji explains the reason for the extra charge. >> people are finding that completely unacceptable and it's making people want to asked -- >> this rockville resident is fed up with pepco. she has been throwing away spoiled food and eating out for six days. the family lost over a thousand dollars. >> unacceptable. it's not something you would even think about having no power for balance of time. >> pepco says it cannot estimate how much it will charge. bge will charge customers $600,000 to make up for lost revenue, which is about 50 cents per customers. many families say the idea of starting extra to recoup losses is outrageous while others tell us they understand. >> a storm like this is unheard of and nobody could predict this. >> that was jummy olabanji reporting. today on the campaign trail, president obama traveling to texas for events in san antonio and austin. this comes as the national urban league says the president may have a tougher time winning virginia, north carolina, and ohio. the black voters turn out false five percentage points below the record levels that helped h
jummy olabanji explains the reason for the extra charge. >> people are finding that completely unacceptable and it's making people want to asked -- >> this rockville resident is fed up with pepco. she has been throwing away spoiled food and eating out for six days. the family lost over a thousand dollars. >> unacceptable. it's not something you would even think about having no power for balance of time. >> pepco says it cannot estimate how much it will charge. bge will...
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jummy olabanji reporting. a with abc 7 news and wjla.com for continuing coverage of the announcement. will be at state college with reaction to the penalty. we will see that report in later newscasts. vincent gray fine sense of allegationso new from his 2010 campaign. it involves allegations of unauthorized data base that was for the get-out-the-vote effort. john gonzalez is live outside the wilson building with more. morning. appears there's more trouble grayng for mayor vincent this morning. according to the washington , some of his campaign in 2010 kept this of names, addresses, 6000from members of about residents, ng for his get-sed out-the-vote effort. the problem is it is private information that should never of gone public. the three campaign workers have with a been charged running a shadow campaign that collected $350,000 gray.egal funds for it's not clear how the list was obtained. the housing authority says it did not didit. the mayor said venue was not aware of such a list and he says like thislist
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that is where we find jummy olabanji this morning with more details. good morning. >> good morning. according to the washington post also joining the governor and the county executive in prince george's county will be ike leggett of montgomery county, and the mayor of baltimore. the meeting scheduled to happen in annapolis later this morning. incupit was a couple weeks ago when the idea of expanding carogambling stalled. the governor has been working hard to get this back on the table and into a special session that would happen later this summer. the general assembly has until august 20 to decide whether or not they will hold a special session. if that goes through and the vote to allow it on the ballot, that would happen in november. this is something many lawmakers and people across maryland say they would like to see the expansion of gambling. but there are also those who say they have enough. the expansion would allow for more table games including blackjack and russian roulette and gmmgm is trying to move forward with a plan. we will have updates from the meeting when we get t
that is where we find jummy olabanji this morning with more details. good morning. >> good morning. according to the washington post also joining the governor and the county executive in prince george's county will be ike leggett of montgomery county, and the mayor of baltimore. the meeting scheduled to happen in annapolis later this morning. incupit was a couple weeks ago when the idea of expanding carogambling stalled. the governor has been working hard to get this back on the table and...
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jummy olabanji has this story. >> i am taking off my walking shoes. my issues give a message. they are very comfortable that it might not be that simple. >> you think you know a person that people understand that the shoes are a communication device. people choose shoes to send a message. we found that those messages are often not correct. >> he says from pictures of shoes, college students were able to accurately predict the issue owners age gender, and approximating, as well as some information about their character and emotional state. >> for example, a fancy shoe or a shoo in good shape was thought to be somebody who had their act together who was caught in emotional stability and that's not what we found that the study found that people who where i taught tend to be standoffish and introverted and people who were stylish shoes were more likely to earn more money. the higher the heel, the closer to heaven. >> as the hills go up, emotional stability goes down. >> some women say they feel hills make a more stable in certain situations. >> i am going to visit my daughter in d
jummy olabanji has this story. >> i am taking off my walking shoes. my issues give a message. they are very comfortable that it might not be that simple. >> you think you know a person that people understand that the shoes are a communication device. people choose shoes to send a message. we found that those messages are often not correct. >> he says from pictures of shoes, college students were able to accurately predict the issue owners age gender, and approximating, as well...
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jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> alright. a local rain killed in the war in afghanistan will be buried at arlington national cemetery. he died during combat operations on june second. he was based in north carolina and was just 21-years-old. "republicans in the house -- >> republicans in the house are trying to overturn the health- care overhaul. they will vote on the law. brianne carter is joining us on capitol hill with 4. >> that is right. the vote is scheduled for later this afternoon. this is the latest attempt to get rid of the health care law that many say is that policy. they say the fight is far from over. even now two weeks after the ruling that says that the health care law is constitutional. many say something has to be done. others say this is wrapping up the fight heading into bill collection in november. already, the house has tried to vote on a repeal law. each one is not getting any further than that. it will be the same situation today with the same democratic- controlled senate. president obama says any kin
jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> alright. a local rain killed in the war in afghanistan will be buried at arlington national cemetery. he died during combat operations on june second. he was based in north carolina and was just 21-years-old. "republicans in the house -- >> republicans in the house are trying to overturn the health- care overhaul. they will vote on the law. brianne carter is joining us on capitol hill with 4. >> that is right. the vote is scheduled for later...
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jummy olabanji reporting from northwest. >> you heard what some of the people had to say. joining us live is the president of pepco thomas graham. >>thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> crews are working. give us an update on the status. >> i am very encouraged. we have restored service to about 330,000 customers in the last couple days betwee. we have mutual systems crews coming as far away as canada to support this effort. we are doing everything we possibly can to restore service for our customers as quickly and safely as possible. >> it is never profitable been without power. a lot of your customers were very critical, saying having power restored by this weekend is not soon enough, especially when we have seen stories like the 92-year-old morris-who has medical concerns. >> i can appreciate that. i understand customers don't want to be without service for any time. all we can do is respond to what has taken place. we did not bring down the trees or the wires. we just have to rebuild the system. it was a catastrophic event. i've never seen so many large trees cras
jummy olabanji reporting from northwest. >> you heard what some of the people had to say. joining us live is the president of pepco thomas graham. >>thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> crews are working. give us an update on the status. >> i am very encouraged. we have restored service to about 330,000 customers in the last couple days betwee. we have mutual systems crews coming as far away as canada to support this effort. we are doing everything we possibly...
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live in falls church, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. the department of public works is helping district residents clearing debris after the storm. from now until 70, the department will remove cut brands it -- cut branches if they are bundled in front of a home or they you can bring them to the themtotten transfer station. to into abc7 knows for complete coverage -- you can log on to wjla.com by phone and download our app for information on outages and links to clothing -- closings. it is 76 degrees already this monday. >> still ahead, both of you in d.c. and maryland, we will talk to pepco about the major outages across the region and get a update. >> it is not just power problems , we've power problemspunp >> i am at the phillips collection -- join us for great coffee and a great art. >> "good morning washington." >> good monday morning to you. 6:13 a.m. right now, try -- time to traffic and weather. >> adam caskey? >> another hot day but some good news, the committee will drop a little bit today because of the cold front that moved t
live in falls church, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. the department of public works is helping district residents clearing debris after the storm. from now until 70, the department will remove cut brands it -- cut branches if they are bundled in front of a home or they you can bring them to the themtotten transfer station. to into abc7 knows for complete coverage -- you can log on to wjla.com by phone and download our app for information on outages and links to clothing...
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jummy olabanji joins us live where it all happened. good morning. >> fairfax county police still remain here on the scene at hours after the shooting. you can see the active investigation. what police say it was sunday night just before 11:30 p.m. when two officers were it in this area of mount vernon when they spotted two suspects that look suspicious. we are told the police approached the two suspects and tried to talk to them when one of the suspects began to run away from police. two officers then began chasing the suspect and one that caught up with him, there was an altercation. >> during the altercation, it appears the suspect is played a handgun and fired shots towards the officers. one of our officers returned fire, striking the suspect. >> when the suspect was taken to -- the suspect was taken to mount vernon hospital, where he later died. we are not told get out many times he may have been shot or who -- or who the suspect is. police remained on the scene collecting evidence and the waiting for the sun to come up and they ar
jummy olabanji joins us live where it all happened. good morning. >> fairfax county police still remain here on the scene at hours after the shooting. you can see the active investigation. what police say it was sunday night just before 11:30 p.m. when two officers were it in this area of mount vernon when they spotted two suspects that look suspicious. we are told the police approached the two suspects and tried to talk to them when one of the suspects began to run away from police. two...
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jummy olabanji will have a live report in our next hour. >> you didn't drive for football in tehran not for football. just for college. >>storms are sweeping across the nation, but the drought is worsening. >> starbucks investors may weigh week -- be waking up and smelling the coffee. >> good morning. not happy for the drought situation. the problem is apparently rapidly intensifying. more than 20% of the nation is now under the worst stages of drought then last week. the drought hunter said 90% of topsoil in six states is now short of moisture. this is sparking growing concerns about food prices p. facebook shares are under pressure after the first earnings report as a publicly traded company disappointed investors. they revealed a slowing sales gains and shrinking margins. also news from starbucks -- a disappointing profit forecast blaming consumer pullback, and especially in europe. amazon reported the biggest profit drop in a decade after boosting spending on warehouse expansion. coming up, it is curtains for a new warner brothers film showing a big shooting in a movie theater. i wi
jummy olabanji will have a live report in our next hour. >> you didn't drive for football in tehran not for football. just for college. >>storms are sweeping across the nation, but the drought is worsening. >> starbucks investors may weigh week -- be waking up and smelling the coffee. >> good morning. not happy for the drought situation. the problem is apparently rapidly intensifying. more than 20% of the nation is now under the worst stages of drought then last week....
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jummy olabanji abc 7. >> today president obama will be campaigning in florida. he will hold events in jacksonville and west palm beach. plans to target military veterans, senior citizens, and undecided voters. florida is the largest of the toss up states. the president and his gop challenger are in a dead heat in florida according to the polls. after three days of aggressive attacks against the president plans to lay low today. he will spend most of the day meeting privately with staff members at campaign headquarters in boston. you attend a private fund-raiser tonight in the boston area before heading to of its lakeside vacation home in new hampshire. >> 76 degrees. still ahead, a man tries to snatch a little girl right off the street. >> but the girl fights back. we have the video and >> we are the animal ambassador or a team from c world orlando. -- seaworld. good morning, washington. >> it's thursday, good morning. in philadelphia, killing surveillance video. a person tried to abduct a young child. >> the video shows two young children walking down the stree
jummy olabanji abc 7. >> today president obama will be campaigning in florida. he will hold events in jacksonville and west palm beach. plans to target military veterans, senior citizens, and undecided voters. florida is the largest of the toss up states. the president and his gop challenger are in a dead heat in florida according to the polls. after three days of aggressive attacks against the president plans to lay low today. he will spend most of the day meeting privately with staff...
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. >> jummy olabanji will have live reports coming up starting in the next hour. >> in business news, toyota is grabbing the lead from general motors in worldwide sales. >> more details of a possible facebook phone. linda bell joins us. >> let's talk about that. they are working with it on their own smartphone. it could be released as soon as the middle of next year. we are told facebook is developing a modified operating system for the device and has assembled a team of former apple programmers to work on it. more than half of facebook's 900 million users access a site push through their mobile devices. we will see if mark zuckerberg urge has anything to say about this. facebook will have its first quarterly report later tonight. toyota on track to reclaim the title as the world's top-selling model maker. sales accelerating 34% in the first six months putting it ahead of general motors. toyota is offering price cuts and is recovering from last year's massive earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. hotel guests cannot get satisfaction especially when it comes to free wi-fi, and why
. >> jummy olabanji will have live reports coming up starting in the next hour. >> in business news, toyota is grabbing the lead from general motors in worldwide sales. >> more details of a possible facebook phone. linda bell joins us. >> let's talk about that. they are working with it on their own smartphone. it could be released as soon as the middle of next year. we are told facebook is developing a modified operating system for the device and has assembled a team of...
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jummy olabanji will have more on that in the next hour. >> the first couple is on the campaign trail to that. the president and the first lady will appear in different states. president obama will continue in florida where he had a moment yesterday when someone's cell phone rang in west palm beach. >> the thing that i love -- who is calling? [applause] [laughter] is that michelle? [laughter] that is because she heard all those women were kissing me. >> later today the president will campaign in fort myers colorado, and winter park this afternoon. mrs. obama will be in charlottesville and fredericksburg. virginia and florida are considered crucial swing states. this afternoon republican mitt romney will attend a campaign rally in new hampshire. yesterday he toward a small business in massachusetts. he hammered president obama for not meeting more often with his jobs council. romney's comments came as he meets with top aides about potential running mates. advisers say a decision could come within days. turning to business news, racial disparities still persist in the mortgage industry
jummy olabanji will have more on that in the next hour. >> the first couple is on the campaign trail to that. the president and the first lady will appear in different states. president obama will continue in florida where he had a moment yesterday when someone's cell phone rang in west palm beach. >> the thing that i love -- who is calling? [applause] [laughter] is that michelle? [laughter] that is because she heard all those women were kissing me. >> later today the...
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jummy olabanji joins us from county polices headquarters. far?have you learned so >> information is still coming in. for anstill waiting who this mann of arrested was. police say that he's a white and he lives in crofton, maryland, in an apartment in anne arundel county. last night, police sources tell suspect called a former co-worker and was making company thatst the worked for, that we have bowes. is pitney that is a manufacturing company offices all over the nation. lanham,have a center in maryland. collectedrces numerous firearms from that crofton. complex in the suspect had a federal gun collecting permit. outce are trying to figure not all of the firearms found were legal or illegal. also learned that the was facing termination company pitney bowes. also included in some of the threats, he referenced the joker, a from the batman movies. several maryland state charges. us they dolls man was ready to act threat.s the store does county police are leading the investigation. news conference at t an hour from now here headquarters in palmer park
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jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> on the campaign trail today mitt romney is in a big swing state, to win over voters in pennsylvania and money. fresh off a louisiana fund- raiser, he will continue his campaign in pittsburgh where he is expected to attend fund- raisers as well. the obama campaign is launching a new 30 seconds added pennsylvania questioning why romney will not release more than two years of tax returns. the president headed to texas to raise more funds for his campaign, scheduled to appear in san antonio and austin this afternoon and into the evening. the first lady hit the campaign trail on friday in virginia. michelle obama scheduled to visit fredericksburg and charlottesville, two days after the president swung through the commonwealth. >> coming up, an investigation under way into a house sewing needles showed up in sandwiches on an international flight. >> star power onj the powerada testifying there was a hearing on capitol hill focusing on the tools to fight human trafficking over the next decade, like programs that help rehabilitate victim's. >> this was not only h
jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> on the campaign trail today mitt romney is in a big swing state, to win over voters in pennsylvania and money. fresh off a louisiana fund- raiser, he will continue his campaign in pittsburgh where he is expected to attend fund- raisers as well. the obama campaign is launching a new 30 seconds added pennsylvania questioning why romney will not release more than two years of tax returns. the president headed to texas to raise more funds for his campaign,...
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jummy olabanji reporting. >> with abc 7 news and wjla.com for more on the impact of the unprecedented action by the n.c.a.a. and. brad bell it will have reports for a starting tonight at 5:00 from state college. the hot and muggy weather could give way to storms and grains in a couple hours. adam caskey has a look at the forecast. >> it could be a couple hours before we see the first real showers and thunderstorms pop up on the radar. right now we have isolated sprinkles, not much. to talk much we will check in with live super doppler 7 radar. moving into stafford county, and a sprinkle crossing over hilton where its 86 degrees in fauquier county. 88 degrees at reagan national, 84 in leesburg, on our way to the mid 90's today scattered. thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and evening. some of them could be strong to severe. omaha had a record of 105 yesterday. if 105 in kansas city expected today. chance of storms you can see up and down the eastern seaboard and in the midwest. one the forecast coming up. >> a developing story from iraq. coordinated attacks in 13 cities have left w
jummy olabanji reporting. >> with abc 7 news and wjla.com for more on the impact of the unprecedented action by the n.c.a.a. and. brad bell it will have reports for a starting tonight at 5:00 from state college. the hot and muggy weather could give way to storms and grains in a couple hours. adam caskey has a look at the forecast. >> it could be a couple hours before we see the first real showers and thunderstorms pop up on the radar. right now we have isolated sprinkles, not much....
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jummy olabanji has details this morning. that's a lot of money. >> a lot of money. good morning. union station is the second busiest train station in the country with more than 100,000 rides being taken here every day. it opened in 1907and amtrak says it's time for parades because they want to be will to increase the amount of passengers. one who has been here knows it can get pretty crowded. part of a major expansion plan calls for doubling the number of trains that union station can hold. much of the station expansion would be below ground, where amtrak would like to receive new platforms, and attracts, and a new shopping center. but would like six tracks dedicated to high-speed rail. that high speed line means you could travel from d.c. to new york city in 90 minutes by 2013. that's about an hour faster than today's strain. a private developer plans to build a 1.5 been dollar complex of offices condominiums, and a new hotel. for any of this to happen it will take money. -- a private developer plans to build a $1 billion1.5 billion complex. >> we should learn today whetherwhat
jummy olabanji has details this morning. that's a lot of money. >> a lot of money. good morning. union station is the second busiest train station in the country with more than 100,000 rides being taken here every day. it opened in 1907and amtrak says it's time for parades because they want to be will to increase the amount of passengers. one who has been here knows it can get pretty crowded. part of a major expansion plan calls for doubling the number of trains that union station can...
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we go live to jummy olabanji at redskins park. >> good morning the redskins picked up a brand new quarterback in the off-season but that also picked up several other players including two new wide receivers. we sit down with joshua morgan a d.c. native who is now playing for his hometown team. we asked several questions about working with rg3. he says the chemistry is great and they text message each other every day. he says the chemistry of the field will be able to translate to something good on the field. >> i can't wait to see what he will do this year. he has been a sight to see every day. if he keeps that up and keep going and keeps focused like he is he will be a great quarterback for the redskins'. >> rg3 spoke at a press conference last night for the first time since he signed his contract last week. he says he is more focused and the focus is on football. he says that is what he is here to do and will stop with commercials and social media and really focus on giving the fans and his team but they want to see which is a lot of wins. >> that is the key. the redskins are making it easi
we go live to jummy olabanji at redskins park. >> good morning the redskins picked up a brand new quarterback in the off-season but that also picked up several other players including two new wide receivers. we sit down with joshua morgan a d.c. native who is now playing for his hometown team. we asked several questions about working with rg3. he says the chemistry is great and they text message each other every day. he says the chemistry of the field will be able to translate to...
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jummy olabanji is live this morning outside ballston the site of one of the attacks. people in arlington really became concerned after the attacks. that's why they want to do something about it. about two weeks ago at the ballston, and small, a young woman told arlington police she was a parking garage walking to her car when a man came up behind her, grabbed her, and assaulted her. she said that she screamed and he ran away. two days prior, another young woman was sexually assaulted on the four-mile run by trail. she was running when a man came up and ask for directions if and when he got closer, he took out a knife and drag turkey into the woods and raped her. this has been a concern for their safety. the arlington commission on the status of women is hosting an emergency forum tonight at 7:00 at the community center located at 3308 south stafford streets. at the meeting tonight will be some safety tips. people attending will also hear from representatives from the commonwealth's attorney office in arlington county as well as a detective from the special victims uni
jummy olabanji is live this morning outside ballston the site of one of the attacks. people in arlington really became concerned after the attacks. that's why they want to do something about it. about two weeks ago at the ballston, and small, a young woman told arlington police she was a parking garage walking to her car when a man came up behind her, grabbed her, and assaulted her. she said that she screamed and he ran away. two days prior, another young woman was sexually assaulted on the...
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. >> in georgetown, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> you will soon be able to donate hotel roared points to wounded warriors and their families. -- hotel reward points. ben cardin and dutch ruppersberger launched a new program called hotels for heroes. six hotel chains participating in the program. this is for the wounded warriors can their visitors. >> progressively getting warmer. >> yes. and tomorrow will be the hottest of the next three days. after that, some welcome changes. a lot of us are sick of the heat and humidity already. temperatures expected to soar once again today. looking outside right now, this is a pretty picture. live from annapolis on the weatherbug network the sun is up and the clouds are beautiful. 76 degrees at reagan national, wind out of the west at 5 miles an hour. 76 degrees in st. leonard. upper northwest d.c. in the low 70's. 73 in alexandria. temperatures will warm quickly over the next couple hours. 78 in quantico 72 in orange. no delays across the continental united states. detroit, miami looking pretty good. warm front has lifted off to the north of us.
. >> in georgetown, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> you will soon be able to donate hotel roared points to wounded warriors and their families. -- hotel reward points. ben cardin and dutch ruppersberger launched a new program called hotels for heroes. six hotel chains participating in the program. this is for the wounded warriors can their visitors. >> progressively getting warmer. >> yes. and tomorrow will be the hottest of the next three days. after that, some welcome...
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jummy olabanji is live with details. >> it is very expensive and already we have seen hundreds of people walking through the doors at union station to catch their early morning trains. amtrak says the goal all of this is to try to double the amount of trains that come through this station. this expansion would be several years in the making but amtrak says most of the work would be underground. there would be new platforms new train tracks, and a new shopping center and they want to dedicate space to high-speed rail. that means you could travel here -- from here to new york city in just 90 minutes by 2013. that is one hour faster than the acela trains that are already here. they want to build a $1.5 billion complex. $7 billion is the price tag on the entire project. amtrak says they would need federal funding to get it done. that means it might cost more to take a train to offset some of that cost. we hope we will get that information from amtrak at 2:00 news conference here at union station today. >> thank you. pepco has a warning for customers this morning -- this comes as a result of
jummy olabanji is live with details. >> it is very expensive and already we have seen hundreds of people walking through the doors at union station to catch their early morning trains. amtrak says the goal all of this is to try to double the amount of trains that come through this station. this expansion would be several years in the making but amtrak says most of the work would be underground. there would be new platforms new train tracks, and a new shopping center and they want to...